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Topic: Marvell Moby tablet - $99 "education price"

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10 … textbooks/
http://www.marvell.com/company/news/pre … aseID=1397

Marvell on Thursday promised one of the most aggressive plans for a tablet so far. As part of a new initiative, a tablet prototype known as the Moby would cost just $99 but would use Marvell's Armada 600 ARM processor to provide performance that would be unavailable from much more expensive devices. It should support hardware 1080p video playback, contemporary 3D graphics, and Flash-based content.

The cost of the tablet would be low enough that Marvell sees it becoming a standard-issue replacement for textbooks in schools. A Moby would keep a student's textbooks recent, save weight in a backpack and theoretically lower the price of learning material, according to the chip designer.

The plans are a possible setback to tablet makers like Apple and HP. Their platforms have potentially stronger software but will cost multiple times more, possibly excluding them out of those schools where cost is a key worry.

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  • Registered: 2009-02-18
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Re: Marvell Moby tablet - $99 "education price"

I want one!

Android is OK, worked very well on my eeepc.

With some added apps like Open Office etc it would be a great ultraportable device.

  • Registered: 2010-01-26
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Re: Marvell Moby tablet - $99 "education price"

99 dollars, that's not much money... I'd buy one if I could install my own linux on it working :3

Meh. Interested for a Dropbox alternative? Go to https://launchpad.net/tart
  • Registered: 2010-04-23
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Re: Marvell Moby tablet - $99 "education price"

Well, that seems like a bundle of fun. I'd be very interested in getting one myself, whereas the thought of getting an iPad or HP Slate  never crossed my mind, which, admittedly, has a *lot* to do with the price smile

  • From: Linthicum MD
  • Registered: 2009-10-15
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Re: Marvell Moby tablet - $99 "education price"

DAMn, I'm going to keep my eyes on this thing.

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  • From: Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Registered: 2010-01-12
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Re: Marvell Moby tablet - $99 "education price"

I'm more interested in the higher end devices, like the mythical Notion Ink Adam that nobody seems to know much about yet. Once I'm done with grad school, I expect I'll be dumping my netbook and getting a tablet for portable use since I won't need as much productivity functionality.